DHN Chapter 3

When was the food guide introduced based on the RDAs for the general public use?

1943

Which of the following is an example of the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for vitamin C?

90 mg/day for males and 75 mg/day for females ages 19 through 50 years

What best describes Dietary Reference Intakes?

A set of energy and nutrient intake standards that nutrition experts can use to make recommendations

To help health professionals evaluate the nutritional adequacy of diets and plan nutritious diets for healthy people, nutrition experts have established the ______.

Dietary Reference Intakes

A(n) ____ is the amount of the nutrient that should meet the needs of 50% of the healthy people who are in a particular life stage/gender group.

EAR

The Dietary Reference Intake that is set to meet the needs of 50% of healthy people at a particular life-stage is called the

Estimated average requirement

The Dietary Reference Intake that is set to meet the average daily energy intake for a healthy person who is maintaining his or her weight is called the

Estimated energy requirement

Which federal agency monitors food and beverage labeling in the United States?

Food and Drug Administration

The ________________population is now the largest ethnic minority group in the U.S.

Mexican

Which nutrient standard is set to meet or exceed 97.5% of the requirement for nearly all healthy Americans?

RDA

Which of the following is NOT required on the Supplement Facts label?

Structure-function claim

Nutrient claims on food packaging _____.

are designed to address amounts of nutrients.

The traditional Asian dietary pattern is lacking in _____.

calcium-rich foods.

Judy wants to find out the amount of a specific nutrient needed to sustain good health. She initially checks the RDA requirements and cannot locate that nutrient. Her next step is to ______.

check AI standards

Choose examples of plant foods that are often incorporated into Mexican meals.

cherimoya and jicama plantains and cactus leaves chayote

The average daily energy intake that meets the needs of a healthy person maintaining his weight is the

estimated energy requirement (EER).

Nutrient claims on food labels _____.

follow legal definitions. can be quantified. are very specific.

The federal agency that regulates and monitors information that can be placed on food labels is the _________________and ____________________administration (FDA).

food drug

Choose the focus point that is not included in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

increase meat intake

The Supplement Facts label must include the

manufacturer's address %DV of each nutrient in supplement. serving size.

By maintaining optimal levels of stored nutrients, a person may be able to avoid or delay developing a(n) ______.

nutrient deficiency

Food manufacturers are required to use a special format to display information about the energy and nutrient contents of products called the _____________________panel.

nutrition facts

The Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA's) are standards for recommended daily intakes of

several nutrients.

A food with 2g of fat, 20mg of cholesterol, and 700mg of sodium cannot make a health claim because it contains too much ______.

sodium

Currently using the term natural on a food label means that the foods do not contain added color, artificial flavors, or other synthetic substances, which is an example of a ______.

standard of identity

A(n) ___ describes the role a nutrient or dietary supplement plays in maintaining a structure, such as bone or promoting a normal function, such as digestion

structure/function claim

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the maximum chronic daily intake of a nutrient _____.

that is unlikely to cause health effects in almost all people above which toxicity effects are likely

When the body is recovering from illness, it

withdraws nutrients from storage

A health claim could be included on ______.

a food with 19% of DV for vitamin A

Which of the following is an acceptable structure/function claim?

"fiber maintains bowel regularity"

The general requirements that must be met before a health claim can be made for a food product include which of the following?

A single serving of the food product cannot contain more than 13 grams of fat, 4 grams of saturated fat, 60 mg cholesterol, or 480 mg sodium.

Which of the Dietary Reference Values assumes a population's average daily intake of a nutrient is adequate because no deficiency diseases are present?

Adequate Intake

Which Dietary Reference Intake is used when there is not enough information about a nutrient to set a specific requirement?

Adequate Intakes

When a specific nutrient is needed by the body and the intake of that nutrient is low, the body ______.

Withdraws the nutrient from storage

What is the maximum chronic daily intake level of a nutrient that is unlikely to cause adverse health effects in most all people?

Tolerable Upper Intake Level